A passionate musician growing up in the war-torn streets of Kabul takes her forbidden talents abroad in this triumphant memoir from debut author Zarifa Adiba.As an Afghan girl, Zarifa Adiba has big, unfathomable dreams. Her family is
About the Author
Zarifa Adiba is the lead violist and coconductor of Zohra, Afghanistan's first (and only) all-female orchestra. She graduated from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, the only music education entity in Afghanistan in 2017. She currently attends law school to fight for women's rights in Afghanistan and is coordinating a collaboration with Andrew Lloyd Webber in New York. She is an activist for girls and education and has participated in several panels, including at the World Economic Forum in 2017. Playing for Freedom is her first book.Anne Chaon is a journalist and former correspondent for the Agence France-Presse. She was based in Kabul, Afghanistan, from June 2016 to September 2018 and again in June 2021.